Michael's Santa Monica

what happens

Tom makes his final decision from Last Chance Kitchen on who should return to the competition. Then the chefs take off in a Quickfire with Padma and Jonathan Waxman making a two-course Business-Class dish for an airline. For their final challenge in Los Angeles before jetting off to Italy for the finale, the chefs go to Michael’s Santa Monica, where they meet Chef and Restaurateur Michael McCarty, the legendary pioneer of California Cuisine. With only five chefs moving onto the finals, the chefs will have to reimagine one of Michael’s iconic dishes from across the years and serve it to a table of celebrated alumni of Michael’s kitchen, including Roy Yamaguchi, Jonathan Waxman, Sang Yoon, Mark Peel and Brooke Williamson.

guest cast

Billed for this episode only — the turn people remember an episode for.

• Brooke Williamson as Self - Guest Judge
• JJonathan Waxman as Self - Guest Judge
• Roy Yamaguchi as Self - Guest Judge
• SSang Yoon as Self - Guest Judge
• MMark Peel as Self - Guest Judge